News Years Eve events at Epcot for 2000

On the big night, revelers can sample Disney’s millennium magic with a host of festivities at Epcot: “Tapestry of Nations” -- a brilliant parade featuring dozens of giant colorful puppets weaving around World Showcase lagoon, at 3:30 and 5:15 p.m.; “IllumiNations 2000: Reflections of Earth” -- a nighttime spectacle with lasers, fireworks and fiery torches orchestrated to an original soundtrack, at 11:40 p.m.; and Millennium Village -- a multicultural showcase representing more than 50 countries.

Epcot New Year’s Eve special entertainment includes Tito Puente Junior at the Fountain Stage; and performances by Native American superstar Jana ; and Grand Derangement , a fusion of traditional Arcadian music, rock, jazz, and Louisiana and Irish rhythms, staged at America Gardens Theatre.